derivatives

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n. Plural form of derivative.

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Examples

The proliferation of the derivatives is angering treasurers around the country, who say the derivatives are sending a negative message and possibly driving up their costs of borrowing at a time when they need all the help they can get.

When Lehman failed, its hundreds of billions in derivatives contracts were settled within 72 hours, sparing untold amounts of anxiety and money (a panic would have driven down the market even further).

Limiting or eliminating leverage and derivatives is a start; the only way to enable smooth bankruptcy with Uncle Sam covering FDIC obligations and preventing further blowups in a chain-reaction is turning these megacorps into just corps.

$600 TRILLION in derivatives created under Bush, billions/trillions laundered through Iraq and Afghanistan, and then $550,000,000,000 was pulled out of the money markets in September 2008 in an hour and a half prompting George Bush The Fiscal Conservative to say, We need to bail out the banks America!